Gordon Biersch
Brewery restaurant (l,d; $$)
Gordon Biersch is part of a 33-restaurant coast to coast chain, but locals like it anyway! Go for the food as well as the brews. If you must have a bottle of beer, remember this is a brewery and go somewhere else.The beer is fresh handcrafted German style lagers and ales, and the food is made-from-scratch American style. Choose from seafood, chicken, beef entrees or pizzas, pastas, burgers, stir fry, sandwiches and salads plus really great desserts.
A big lobster and shrimp taco or a small Mediterranean chicken low-calorie entree showcases a range of tastes sure to please big or little diners.
Brunch might be a seasonal specialty, but catch it if you can.
Dining room or bar is casual, plus outdoor seating is nice and usually crowded. It’s on a major corner in the popular Market Common.